Saw handle



S. C. BECKER Sept. 2, 1952 SAW HANDLE Filed Feb. 25, 195

INVENTOR. SI'H/VLE) C1350 F1 Patented Sept. 2, 1952 PATENT OFFICE- 'zisoaozowf" j 'sAwnANncs- Stanley'CZ'BcRer, Newjcasnema; Aipplica'tion Ecbruary 23, 19'5ItSerial Not2l 2M58' This invention relatesv to toolv assemblies: in-- cludingg detachable-handles; and more particularly: to a scraper" tool having: a detachable handle. t r

It is among. the objectsof the inventionto provide. an improved 1 tool assembly including? a:

detachablehandle which can be" quickly and.

easily. attaohedtorand removed from a tool'blade and provides a secure attachment with the blade so that the blade cannot become: loosened or separated from the handle during 1186201 the:

tool; whichrequires no screws'or othersepara-te fasteners? for: the attachment of the handleto the;blade-;. which providesa comfortable grip forthe? hand. of p the person using, thedevice; and which: is: simple. strong and durable in corn struction, economical to'manufacturefrom readily availabletmaterials', and neat and attractive in appearance;

Other "objects and advantages will becorneapparent'from a. consideration of'thefollowing de-l scription'; and the appended claims in con unc-- Figure; 4g is a transverse cross-sectional view onlthe' lined-4 of Figure 1; and

Figure- 5' is a fragmentary perspective view showing the two parts of the tool handle in separated condition, with a mounted'inrone handle part.

With-cntinued reference to the drawing,

parts- I l :and I2.

The ==scraper blade in; as illustrated; is a flexible; meatsaw bladeof well .known construction, but it is to be understood, that other flexible the detachable handle strips may be mounted in andw-used as scraper tools without in any way exceedingtthe scope of the. invention.

Theblade has saw-teeth l3" l'ngone' edge thereof, and has connecting. pins M and pro jecting laterally therefrom, thereoiias particularly illustrated I The bladelis curved at its mid+length location and has its. two end portions received in the handle; so thatit provides a-loop extending outwardly-ofone" end of the-handle. A scraper scraping tool' the tool com-prises in general, a scraper blade I ll and I a detachable handle including two separable one near each end in Figure- 2;

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of: this: character is particularly usefulain: removing? b0IlQ2d-1lSfl andtallowsmear from meat' cuts: which have: been cuton= an electric, band saw to: improvethe appearanceand tasteof the'mea-t cuts and renderJ them more resistent toaspoilinga Thehandlepart: ll comprisesan" elongatedbody' of substantially semicylindrical shape 1 hav-t ing v a-=fiat surface l 5 and a transversely: rounded surface oppositethe" flat surface This handle part-=- may be formed of any suitable material; such as: wood synthetic resin plasticrmetalor' hard rubber, and may be: formech either solid orhollowa-s-may; be desired: The-handle part: I I has at least asolid :center portion; and a-groove" l of elongated, rectangular; shape; is: ovided in thiscenter portion extending. mediallyof -thehandle: part" II from one endto a location intermediate: the length ofr the handlepar-t', but near the other end -there--- of andaopening'along'one-edge tothe fla-t 'sur-- This groove I1 is disposed substan-- face I6. tially perpendicular to the flat surface I6 and hasa" depthsubstantially equal to the width of: the flexible saw blade 10-" and a thickness or w-idthequaltosubstantially twicethe thick--- ness of the saw blade: From location ad'- jacent its inner end thefouteif" sides ofthe groove diverge from eachother and a-- wedge-shaped portion 184s disposed-between the two-divergent outer; sides of the grove to constitute the inner or adjacent sides of the-groove and-provide: twodiverg-entgroove portions near theinner endof the:-groove.- Recesses l9=and 20 areprovided in the. handle-part I-lextendingv laterally onef1'om-. eachoff the r divergent g-roove parts at the outer sides of these parts and'respectively- 1'e-- ceivinglthe corresponding portions of-- the attaching. pins- Land l5 onthetbolblade 10. When the tool bladeis looped; as describedabeve;

at its two end portionsplaeed in side-'by-side relationship, in the groove H with; the pins* 14 and I? receivedin-- therecesses l9 and 2-0; the

blade or scraping tool is firmly held" against movement longitudinally of the'handle part= l].

The. handle part-- l i is provided 1 with tongueand-groove formations 2 1 and-22- extendingone along each edge-of theflat surf ace l6 -thereof Each of these tongue and-groove formations; as

particularlyilliistrated for the formationl I comprises a tongue 23of rectangular cross-sectional shape havingio'n'e'side flush with the flat surface inwardly from the'cylindrical f surface including I the-transversely rounded outer" surface" of thishandle'parfi-and a groove "24'; also of rectangunr cross-sectional shape, at the side of the tongue 23 remote from the flat surface N5 of the handle part, the side of the groove opposite the open side thereof constituting a flat surface 25 extending longitudinally of the handle part and inwardly from the adjacent edge of the transversely curved surface of the part. The formation 22 is similar to the formation 2|, and is opposed to the latter across the widthlof the handle part II.

The handle part i2 also comprises a body of elongated and substantially semicylindrical shape having a fiat surface 26 and a transversely rounded outer surface. stitutes the bottom surface of a recess extending longitudinally of the part I I and this part is provided with tongue-and-groove formations 21 and 28 extending one along each edge of the fiat sur: face 26. Each of these tongue-and-groove formations 21 and 28 comprises, as indicated for the I formation 28, an inwardly directed tongue 29 of rectangular cross-sectional shape spaced from the fiat surface 26 and a groove 29 also'of rectangular cross-sectional shape, and disposed between the tongue '29 andthe fiat surface 26.

The outer surfaces of the tongue portions of the tongue-and-groove formations 21 and 28 extend from the edge of the transversely rounded surface of the corresponding handle part to the inner edges of the tongue, and are disposed in a common plane which is spaced from the substantially parallel to the fiat surface 26, and also has a width substantially equal to the width of the bottom surfaces, as indicated at 25, of the grooves, as indicated at 24, of the tongue-andgroove formations 2| and 22 of the handle part I I The tongue-and-groove formations 2| and 22 are complementary to the tongue-and-groove formations 2! and 28 and slidably receive these latter groove formations to secure the two handle parts together with the fiat surfaces l6 and 26 juxtaposed.

When the two handle parts are thus associated, the tool blade I0 is held in the handle and cannot be loosened or separated from the handle until the handle parts are separated by sliding them longitudinally relative to each other.

The tongues of the tongue formations 21 and 28 terminate somewhat short of the end of the part ll at that end of the handle from which the blade projects, as indicated at 30 in Figure 2, and the grooves of the tongue-and-groove formations 2| and 22 of the handle part II terminate short of the end of this handle part to which slot I! extends to provide abutments, as indicated at 3| which engage the ends of the tongues of the formations 21 and 28 to limit sliding movement of the handle part l2 along the part I I toward the end of the part 'II to which the slot I! extends to a position in which the two handle parts are substantially coterminous.

Complementary locking elements 32 and 33 are provided on the fiat surfaces l6 and 26 of the handle parts H and I2,-respectively, and mutually engage when the two handle parts are associated and in substantially coterminous relationship to each other to releasably lock the handle parts in this relationship.

The handle part l2 may also be formed of any suitable material, such as wood, synthetic resin plastic, metal or hard rubber, and may be made either solid or hollow, as may be desired.

The handle part I2 is preferably provided intermediate the length of the rounded surface thereof with rounded grooves and ridges 34 and 1 essential characteristics thereof.

The fiat surface 26 con- 35 which extend transversely of the handle part and are alternated longitudinally thereof to provide a secure finger grip for the handle so that a pulling force can be exerted on the scraper blade I 0 without pulling the handle out of the hand of the person using the tool.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or The present embodiment is, therefore, tojbe considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

l. A detachable tool handle comprising a first 'part of substantially semicylindrical shape having a flat surface and a transversely rounded surface and having a tool receiving groove extending medially of the longitudinal edges of the flat surface from one end to a location intermediate the length of said part and opening along one side to said flat surface, said groove being divided into two diverging grooves near the inner end thereof and said first part also having tongue-and-groove formations extending one along each longitudinal edge of said flat surface, and a sec-ond part of substantially semicylindrical shape having-a fiat surface and a transversely rounded surface and having tongueand-groove formations extending one along each longitudinal edge of the flat surface thereof and completmentary to the tongue-and-groove formations on said first part to slidably receive the ton'gue-and-groove formations on said first part and secure the two part together with the flat surfaces thereof juxtaposed, and complementary locking means carried on the flat surfaces of said firstand second parts to releasably lock s-aid parts in substantially coterm'ino-us relationship to each other.

2. A detachable tool handle comprising a first part of elongated shape having on one side a fiat surface extending from one end to the other thereof, said first part having a tool receiving groove extending medially of the longitudinal edges of the flat surface from one end to a location intermediate the length of said fiat surface and opening to said fiat surface and to said one end of said first part, said first part also having tongue-and-gro'ove formations extending one along each longitudinal edge of the fiat surface thereof and abutment formations at the ends of said tongue-and-groove formations at said one end of said first part, and a second par-t superposed on said first part and having a. fiat surface extending from one end to the other thereof and juxtaposed to the fiat surface of said first part to cover said tool receiving groove, said second part also having tongue-and-groove formations extending one along each longitudinal edge of the flat surface thereof and slidably receiving the tongue-and-groove formations on said first part, the tongue-and-groove formations on said second part being shorter than said second part and engaging at their corresponding ends the abutment formations on said first part to limit movement of said parts in one direction to a substantially coterminous relationship of said parts.

3. A detachable, tool handle comprising a first part of elongated shape having a fiat surface extending from one end to the other thereof and having a tool receiving groove extending medially of the longitudinal edges of said flat surface from one end to a location intermediate the length of said first part and opening to said flat surface and. said one end, said first part also having tongue-and-groove formations extending one along each longitudinal edge of the flat surf-ace thereof, a second part superposed on said first part and having a flat surface extending from one end to the other end thereof and juxtaposed to the flat surface of said first part to cover said tool receiving groove, said second part also having tongue-and-gro-ove formations extending one along each longitudinal edge of the fiat surface thereof and slidably receiving the tongue-andgroove formations on said first part, and abutment means carried by said first and second parts brought into engagement with each other when said parts are moved longitudinally of each other to a substantially coterminous relationship to limit relative longitudinal movement of the parts to such substantially cot-erminous relationship.

4. A detachable tool handle comprising a first part of elongated shape having a flat surface extending from one end to the other thereof and having a tool receiving groove extending medially of the longitudinal edges of said flat surface from one end to a location intermediate the length of said first part and opening to said flat surface and said one end, said first part also having tongue-and-groove formations extending one along each longitudinal edge of the flat surface thereof, a second part superposed on said first part and having a flat surface extending from one end to the other end thereof and juxtaposed to the flat surface of said first part to cover said tool receiving groove, said second par-t also having tongue-and-groove formations extending one along each longitudinal edge of the fiat surface thereof and slidaibly receiving the tongue-andgroove formations on said first pant, abutment means carried by said first and second par-ts brought into engagement with each other when said par-ts are moved longitudinally of each other to a substantially coterminous relationship to limit relative longitudinal movement of the parts to such substantially coterminous relationship, and locking means carried by said parts and mutually engageable when said parts are brought to said substantially coterminous relationship to releasably lock said parts in said substantially coterminous relationship to each other.

STANLEY C. BECKER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,202,299 Lutz Oct. 24, 1916 2,331.638 Taylor Oct. 12, 1-943 

